Tag: foundation

A Pictorial Glimpse at the Critical Elements of Say Yes!

Posted on 04/19/10 14 Comments

Well we have launched! Two weekends ago we unrolled the first “Flatwork Secrets” & “Blueprint for Handling Success.” This past weekend it was “Advances in Dog Training” and “Critical Elements.” I like the way things piece together and although it always seems I have more I want to teach, I like the way the entire [...]

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Calling all Say Yes Puppy Camp Alumni

Posted on 03/11/09 29 Comments

Yesterday  in the comments section, Jason was looking for some compelling reasons to come to puppy camp.  By now you all know how passionate I feel about focusing on the skills to turn your puppy into a great family pet and how that foundation helps to crate a phenomenal agility dog.  Personally I think if [...]

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I Know That, But What Else You Got?

Posted on 03/06/09 13 Comments

Okay, I will put a freeze on the cow stories for a bit:). I was at a trial today, I was there for less than an hour but I did speak to a student, Clare. Clare doesn’t live close by so we only see her for camps, but she does frequent a lot of camps [...]

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The Three Crucial Keys to Agility Greatness

Posted on 02/24/09 21 Comments

So you want to know what I view as the three most things in creating a great agility dog? Foundation, foundation, foundation. So few people find the joy in the little stuff. Everyone wants to jump in and do the sexy stuff so they sequence their 5 month old puppies between uprights with a bar [...]

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